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Senior Design Engineer - Portchester - Upto £40,000

JOB PURPOSE

• Technically responsible for new product assembly development from concept to SOP.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the daily management of allotted design resource designing products to ensure that fully developed cost effective designs are produced to agreed time scales via the SDS process.

• The designs to be manufactured in volume production by the company and suppliers, utilizing all necessary CAD and other technology.

• Ensure that prior to commencing work on any new product that an agreed detailed specification, BOM and timing plans are raised and agreed by the Project Team via the SDS process.

• To originate new product proposals for consideration by the company management.

• Check with the company engineer patent aspects of all new designs prior to any discussions outside of the company to establish that they do not contravene competitor’s patents and that the company can obtain patent cover to protect it’s ideas.

• Constant liaising on all designs with customers, suppliers, toolmakers and other internal teams to meet agreed specified dates.

• To ensure that all new designs are fully discussed and agreed with comapny manufacturing, QC and other relevant departments, using the SDS process.

• To effectively lead the team at all times. Arrange appropriate meetings to ensure internal customers are kept up to date with any changes regarding design, external customers concerns etc.

• Ensure compliance to our company standard library/intranet.

• Ensure compliance to QS 9000. TS16949 and ISO14001 procedure.

• Maintain housekeeping standards.

• Comply with the Health & Safety Policy and observe all the safety rules to ensure your personal safety and the safety of others 

EDUCATION/TRAINING

HNC or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering

Computer literate

Mechanical Engineering Degree level

EXPERIENCE

Product design experience within Automotive Industry

CAD experience (Catia 5)

Previous experience of customer / supplier liaison

Experience of the total design to manufacturing process

KNOWLEDGE

DFM / DFA / VE / VA

Thorough knowledge of injection mould tool design

FMEA / DRBFM

SKILLS/ABILITIES

Proven leadership skills

Problem solving

Proven component design experience

Presentation skills

OTHER

TS 16949 / ISO 14001

Smart appearance

Current passport

Current driving licence 

To apply please email your CV to daimion@workshoprecruitment.co.uk